It can be fun to change the color of our eyes once in a while. For the occasional eye color changer it’s ideal to use daily colored contact lenses. In this article I will review the different option out there for daily colored contact lenses.
For monthly colored contact lenses, you can you read my overview of Air Optix Colors. However, in this article I will only be discussing daily colored contact lenses.
Here’s an overview of the brands I’ll be covering:
1. DAILIES Colors
2. FreshLook ONE-DAY
3. 1-Day ACUVUE Define
4. Splash Illusion
5. N’s COLLECTION
DAILIES Colors
DAILIES Colors is the newest brand of daily colored contact lenses to hit the North American market. It is manufactured by Alcon with the same material used in their DAILES AquaComfort Plus line.
Features
The defining feature of DAILIES Colors is Alcon’s 3-in-1 Technology. This technology combines:
- A dark outer ring – This makes the edges of the iris (the colored part of your eye more defined.
- The primary color – This is what changes the color of your eyes.
- A light inner ring – This adds another layer of depth and provides contrast with the pupil.
DAILIES Colors comes in 4 different colors:
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| Mystic Green | Mystic Hazel |
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| Mystic Gray | Mystic Blue |
If the colors seem very similar to FreskLook ONE-DAY, that’s because they are. Both DAILIES Colors and FreshLook ONE-DAY are made by the same company, Alcon. In many ways, DAILIES Colors are just the better version of FreshLook ONE-DAY.
Parameters
| Material | Water Content | Base Curve | Diameter | Sphere Range | Cylinder Range | Axis | Technology |
| Nelfilcon A | 69% | 8.6 | 13.8 | 0 to -8.00 | N/A | NA | 3-in-1 Color Technology |
DAILIES Colors Pros
3-in-1 Color Technology
Alcon’s 3-in-1 Color Technology has been used for several years in their monthly colored contact lens brand called Air Optix Colors. It provides a much richer and more natural look compared the color in FreshLook ONE-DAY and other FreshLook products.
DAILIES Colors Cons
Limited Colors
Unlike the monthly version Air Optix Colors which has 12 different colors to choose from, DAILIES Colors only has 4 colors, and they are just a re-hash of the colors which already existed in FreshLook ONE-DAY.
Price
DAILIES Colors do not come cheap. If price is an issue, you may want to consider the monthly colored contact lens brand Air Optix Color by Alcon or Expressions Colors by CooperVision.
For comparison, let’s consider the prices at ACLens.com.
For a 1-month supply of DAILIES Colors:
You need 2 30-packs @ $63.99/box = $127.98
For a 1-month supply of Air Optix Colors:
You need 1 2-pack @ $33.99/box = $33.99
FreshLook ONE-DAY
FreshLook ONE-DAY lenses are part of the greater FreshLook family of color contact lenses. It has the same material and fitting parameters as the brand Focus DAILIES.
Features
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| Green | Hazel |
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| Gray | Blue |
Parameters
| Material | Water Content | Base Curve | Diameter | Sphere Range | Cylinder Range | Axis | Technology |
| Nelfilcon A | 69% | 8.6 | 13.8 | 0 to -8.00 | N/A | NA | Focus® DAILIES® |
FreshLook ONE-DAY Pros
Availability
Given that FreshLook ONE-DAY has been around for many years, it will not be difficult to find. Most online and in-store retailers of contact lenses will carry this brand.
FreshLook ONE-DAY Cons
Price
FreshLook ONE-DAY quite expensive for what it offers. You may not realize this at first as the listed price will be low, but you must realize that FreshLook ONE-DAY is only available in 10-packs (most daily contact lenses come in 30-packs).
So whatever price you find for FreshLook ONE-DAY, multiply it by 3 to compare it to a 30-pack of a different brand, or by 9 to compare it to a 90-pack of a different brand.
Should you still buy FreshLook ONE-DAY?
Now that DAILIES Colors are available which have an improved color pattern, there is little reason to still buy FreshLook ONE-DAY. Despite the improvements in DAILIES Colors, they are not more expensive than FreshLook ONE-DAY. They are roughly the same price.
For comparison, let’s consider the prices at ACLens.com.
For a 1-month supply of DAILIES Colors:
You need 2 30-packs @ $63.99/box = $127.98
For a 1-month supply of FreshLook ONE-DAY:
You need 6 10-packs @ $20.99/box = $125.94
1-Day ACUVUE define
1-Day ACUVUE define may not be a ‘true’ daily color contact lens, but I thought it should be a part of this list anyway.
Instead of completely changing the color of your eyes, 1-Day ACUVUE define will accentuate your own eye color in several different ways.
For example, you can use them to make your eyes look bigger, more sparkly, darker on the outside, etc.
Features
1-Day ACUVUE define has 6 different style to choose from.
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| 1-Day ACUVUE define offers UVA + UBA protection! |  |
As you can see, 1-Day ACUVUE define does not change the color of the eyes, but rather is enhances the natural beauty of the eyes by applying certain subtle effects. Although brown eyes are used in the pictures above, 1-Day Acuvue Define can be worn over all eye colors.
Parameters
| Material | Water Content | Base Curve | Diameter | Sphere Range | Cylinder Range | Axis | Technology |
| Etafilcon A | 58% | 8.5 | 14.2 | +1.00 to -9.00 | N/A | NA | LACREON® |
1-Day ACUVUE define Pros
Subtle
Whereas a lot of color contact lenses make it quite obvious that you’re attempting to change your eye color, 1-Day ACUVUE define will leave your eyes looking more beautiful in ways that onlookers will just not be able to put their finger on. This could also be a con if you’re interested in a radical change.
Price
Compared to DAILIES Colors and FreshLook ONE-DAY, 1-Day ACUVUE define is quite affordable.
For comparison, let’s consider the prices at ACLens.com.
For a 1-month supply of DAILIES Colors:
You need 2 30-packs @ $63.99/box = $127.98
For a 1-month supply of 1-Day ACUVUE define:
You need 2 30-packs @ $27.99/box = $55.98
1-Day ACUVUE define Cons
Although some styles of 1-Day ACUVUE define have a hint of color in them, these are not true daily colored contact lenses and will not change the overall color of your eyes.
Splash Illusion
Splash Illusion is part of the Splash line of contact lenses which include Splash, Splash One Day, Splash of Color, Splash of Color 2 and Splash Illusion.
Similar in concept to 1-Day ACUVUE define, splash Illusion are not true color contact lenses, but rather ‘circle’ or ‘ring’ contact lenses.
Features
There are only 2 variations of Splash Illusion.
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| Splash Illusion offers UVA + UBA protection! | |
Parameters
| Material | Water Content | Base Curve | Diameter | Sphere Range | Cylinder Range | Axis | Technology |
| Methafilcon A | 55% | 8.6 | 14.2 | 0 to -9.00 | N/A | NA |
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Splash Illusion Pros
Price
Splash Illusion are the least expensive on this list. However, with that said they are not that much less expensive than 1-Day ACUVUE define.
Splash Illusion Cons
Availability
Splash Illusion are only available online and only on the sites Clearly.ca or Clearly.com.au.
Limited Colors
Splash Illusion only offers 2 different variations, being black and brown. This effectively limits these this brand to only people with dark eyes. A black or brown right around someone with blue eyes would not look good.
Reputation
Splash has not been able to establish itself as a reputable brand in the contact lens industry. All Splash contact lenses are re-branded made-in-China contact lenses form a company called Interojo which most contact lens fitters and eye care practitioner in the West know very little about.
N’s COLLECTION
N’sCOLLECTION is a line a contact lenses made and sold primarily in Japan. However, it is available in the United States.
N’s COLLECTION contact lenses are branded after Naomi Watanabe, a Japanese pop culture icon. She has been dubbed the ‘Japanese Beyoncé’ for her talented imitations of Beyoncé Knowles.
Features
N’s COLLECTION features the most colors on this list with 7 refreshingly natural-looking colors (with interesting names).
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| Hot Chocolate | Lassie | Fruit Punch | Coconuts |
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| Lemonade | Matcha Latte | Cider |
| N’s COLLECTION offers 75% UVA + 99% UBA protection! | |
Parameters
| Material | Water Content | Base Curve | Diameter | Sphere Range | Cylinder Range | Axis | Technology |
| ??? | 55% | 8.6 | 14.2 | 0 to -8.00 | N/A | NA |
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There is not a lot of information available in English on N’s COLLECTION daily colored contact lenses.
N’s COLLECTION Pros
Colors
N’s COLLECTION boasts a large variety of different colors. Furthermore, the colors are made to look like natural variations of regularly occurring eye colors.
N’S COLLECTION Cons
Price
These lenses are very expensive. Boxes of N’s COLLECTION daily colored contact lenses come with 10 contact lenses in them. At ~$29/box that comes out to about $5.8/pair.
Limited Information
Being from Japan, little is known about the manufacturing process, performance and safety profile of these contact lenses.
If you have any experience with these contact lenses, please let me know in the comments section below!
*Note*
N’s COLLECTION is just one of countless brands of daily colored contact lenses made and sold in Asia. Asia’s market for colored contact lenses is much bigger than in North America so they have lot more options. If you’d like to explore more overseas brands you can check out EyeCandys.com
Summary
Daily colored contact lenses offers people the opportunity to change up their look once in a while. In the past, most colored contact lenses have been monthly, quarterly or yearly. However, there are not several options of daily colored contact lenses which are healthier, safer and more comfortable.
Hopefully this list has been informative. If you know of a brand that should be on this list, please let me know! I’d also love to hear any feedback or experience you may have with your daily colored contact lenses.
Did You Know?
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